Closing Military Bases: An Interim Assessment.

Abstract

This paper, prepared at the request of the Senate Armed Services Committee, examines the base realignment and closure process and provides an interim assessment of DoD's progress to date. It compares reductions to the base support structure with other measures of the defense drawdown as indicators of proportionality within the overall defense drawdown. It also examines DoD's effectiveness in carrying out BRAC procedures and decisions and addresses significant issues concerning the reuse of former military property. Data about the local economic and environmental impacts of BRAC actions highlight areas of major concern to the Congress, and a discussion of DoD's estimates of costs and savings outlines the need for near term spending in order to achieve long term savings. In keeping with the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) mandate to provide objective analysis, the study makes no recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA325495

Entities

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Organizational Structure
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting